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I decided to stop by a beer distributor this afternoon to see if they had gotten anything good in stock. I ended up being underwhelmed, but I decided to buy a sixer of this. I bought a 12 pack last year and enjoyed it well enough, so I was curious to see how much this year's batch differs from last year's/how much my tastes have changed. Pours a translucent amber color with a soapy head that lingers. Aroma on this is straight pine and malts. Virtually no citrus/floral component to it, which is upsetting for an IPA. Taste is the same: piney with a strong malt backbone. For an IPA, this is a little too malty for my taste. There's also a strange aftertaste that I can't really put my finger on (metallic maybe?). All in all, this beer isn't awful...but this is gonna be the last sixer I buy of it. Might give a few away to some friends. 8/10